Hello, just looking for advice and positive experience and I suppose a bit of a hand hold.
Met my partner a couple of years ago not long after moving to a new city and through circumstance ended up moving in together quite quickly. A few years down the line I feel like the relationship really dominates my life and my social life has pretty much disappeared. I feel isolated and lonely and discouraged and lacking in confidence.
Just to clarify, this isn’t necessarily my partner’s fault (he’s not abusive or anything like that), however I think the timing was significant as he was quite suffocating when we first met (wanting to spend all our time together, etc.) and lack of ‘space’ was a constant issue for me from the beginning. For example, in the first year, the only time I really had to myself/ away from the relationship was one weekend away with friends that was pre-booked.
Anyway, fast forward to now and I just feel stuck. I need to get out and make new connections but feeling overwhelmed and unconfident. I’ve moved a few times over the years so am familiar with meetup, etc.
It's more the confidence and positivity that I’m struggling with a bit at the mo. I feel a bit lost!
Can you tell me your stories of gaining confidence, moving forward positively, and making changes in your life??